CUE - Sus Case Studies

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Curitiba is an excellent example of a sustainable city.

Below is an excellent link showing how Curitiba is sustainable:

Curitiba weblink

Excellent vdieo talking about Curitiba very similar to the DVD we watched in class - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRD3l3rlMpo

Don't forget the Triany bus system, recycling of rubbish for food and sheep to mow the vast open spaces/parks

Curitiba 1940 - The city was experiencing rapid growth and had a thriving agricultural sector and attracted migrants from Japan, Syria and Lebanon. This led to increasing demand for:
  • Housing
  • Services
  • Transportation
The city planners developed new sewers and road systems

Unchecked growth 1960s - The residents feared problems such as Urban Sprawl, fewer open/green spaces and lost character
  • Limited urban sprawl
  • protecting all existing green spaces
  • preserve public buildings
  • new fast direct transport links in and out of the city
  • affordable public transport
The master plan 1970s:
  • First predestrian only street
  • Trinany road system
The Green Era 1980s:
  • Green areas protected from development
  • City wide recycling program
  • Public transport system expanded - colour-coded bus lanes to highlight the different bus routes
International Recognition 1990s:
  • more green spaces
  • protecting more cultural sites
  • high speed bus routes and bus stops
  • botanical garden and opera hous built on the site of a disused quary
  • New industries such as Audi and Renault
Millennium:
Tourism very important to the city's economy
  • sight-seeing bus service
  • new skills training for poorly paid residents
  • built a new technology park
  • investing heavily in alternative fuel technologiesBedZed.jpg